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This guide provides comprehensive details on how to unlock each achievement within the base set, offering clear steps and strategies to ensure your success. Additionally, it includes useful information on the leaderboards for those interested in tracking their progress and competing at higher levels.
This guide mirrors the one available on the achievement set developer's Github
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General Info
Achievements
- 🏆 Progression
- 🏆 Challenges
- 🏆 Unlocks
- 🏆 For Fun
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📜 Credits
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✏️ Footnotes
Set consists of 61 achievements worth 470 points
Set released on DD MMMM YYYY
The Ghost Rider set of achievements is varied in challenges and incentivizes you to beat the game in the highest difficulties, it is designed in a way for you to enjoy the game and it's content, all the while beating challenges that are harder, therefore more rewarding than the game itself.
If the explanation here doesn't suffice feel free to search up some guides, here are a few helpful resources:
- You can have to beat the game at least two times (with correct optimizations) to conquer the set, beware that the game is linear, be careful with your saves.
- To beat the challenges, it is recommended that you play with upgrades, as some challenges are almost impossible without them
Important
LOREM IPSUM
The achievements under this category are exclusive to beating the game's levels and beating the game in specified difficulties. No specific strategies are required for each level. The game is pretty easy, even on Punishing most of the time.
Warning
Every progression achievement is blocked while playing with cheats activated!
Here are comprised the challenges for your playthrough, most of them are available for Punishing difficulty only, as that difficulty hits the sweet spot for a challenge being both feasible and fun, and especially a treat to spice the first playthrough a bit!
- Not taking any damage in some boss fights.
- Defeating specific bosses in a strict manner.
- Beating the game in the highest difficulty.
- Executing moves x times in one session.
Warning
Pay attention that some are only available for the Punishing difficulty only!
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| Difficulty | Achievements |
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| Any (3) | - Gas Gas Gas! On Guide ⇒ On RA - Lore Accurate Ghost Rider On Guide ⇒ On RA - A Window to the Soul On Guide ⇒ On RA |
| Punishing (10) | - Sorry, Did That Hurt? On Guide ⇒ On RA - Hell's Express Lane On Guide ⇒ On RA - The One and Only Rider On Guide ⇒ On RA - By Hand, By Fury On Guide ⇒ On RA - Still a Gentleman On Guide ⇒ On RA - Should've That Be Hard? On Guide ⇒ On RA - The Wind Blows On Guide ⇒ On RA - No Need for Fancy Powers On Guide ⇒ On RA - Stunning Performance! On Guide ⇒ On RA - Proper Beating On Guide ⇒ On RA |
| Extreme (2) | - The Master On Guide ⇒ On RA - There Are Worse Things Out Tonight than Vampires On Guide ⇒ On RA |
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Beat the game on Punishing difficulty, while not upgrading your Moves or Specials (Obtaining the unlockables are fine though) - If there are any upgrades bought, the achievement will not pop. You can easily retry the achievement by reloading your saved game before any upgrades had been bought. |
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Beat the game on Expert difficulty with any skin. |
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Beat the game on Expert difficulty as Blade. The gameplay as blade is harder, but simpler, this is definitely the hardest achievement of the set, but playing safe is the best overall strategy here. Below are some tips/strategies to succeed: - Use mostly SQUARE combos, kicking with TRIANGLE is less effective and inaccurate. - Prioritize and focus on the most dangerous enemy, R1 + TRIANGLE and hitting the enemy in the air is a fool-proof strategy. - When encountering bosses such as the Terrorsmith while surrounded with enemies, spam X + TRIANGLE to do air kicks, they make you very hard to hit while dishing out moderate damage. - Always suck the blood out of tough enemies, it's a both fast and guaranteed kill, and also restores your health. |
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Clear the specified levels without ever hitting the breaks (pressing L1), harder than you might think on some levels! The multiple choice nature of this achievement incentivizes you to not stress over a potential loss, and gives you the opportunity to try again in another level. Below are the levels where this challenge can be done: "Hell's Highway" <------ The easiest level to obtain the achievement. "Back To The Surface" "City Limits" "Carnival Return" "Ride Like The Wind" - Pressing L1 while in-game. If the fail condition is met, you can retry the achievement by restarting the level or reloading the saved game. - A Trigger Indicator is displayed when a valid level is being loaded. |
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Watch out for the obstacles! Especially those involving jumps and slides, to win you just need to not hit any obstacles, taking damage from anything else is fair game! Below are the levels where this challenge can be done, none are particularly a walk in the park: "Flooded Depths" "Swimming With Sharks" "The Danger Zone" "Route 666" - Dying/Ragdolling If you die, you can retry the achievement by reloading the game or loading the saved game - A Trigger Indicator is displayed when a specified level is being loaded. |
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On Punishing difficulty only, the trick for this one is using the powers, especially the shotgun and the link charge against the Terrorsmith. Fire your shotgun empty somewhat far from him, then preemptively use your link charge to damage him, then you want to do the Forward Chain Slam to stun the enemy, and do as most damage as possible, and with that you should have it in the bag in 30 seconds or less! - Not defeating the Terrorsmith in 30 in-game seconds or less (initial cutscene does not count) If you fail, you can retry the achievement by restarting the level - A Trigger Indicator is displayed when the Terrorsmith spawns |
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Vengeance rides in a predictable pattern, always spam CIRCLE and it is very recommended that you save up on points to upgrade the bike's hellshot to ease this battle; you can hug the left side of the road to avoid his initial attacks, then do as much damage as possible when he's by your side, when he speeds in front of you, be on one of the extremes of the track and prepare for his lasers, with great timing and CIRCLE mashing, he should be defeated by the time he once again is by your side. Refer to the video in the achievement's page for a visual reference. - Taking any damage If you fail, you can retry the achievement by restarting the level - A Trigger Indicator is displayed when you load into the level. |
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Available on Punishing difficulty only. The Earth Elemental is a trivial battle, just keep attacking in a steady pace, the more advanced your combos are, the easier to defeat him. In summary, block and roll from the attacks and dish out damage. - Damaging the enemy with the Shotgun, Link Charge, or while having the Vengeance power-up activated. If you fail, you can retry the achievement by restarting the level - A Trigger Indicator is displayed when the Earth Elemental spawns. |
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Available on Punishing difficulty only. This is tricky, it's best to have your health and especially your Spirit Meter upgraded. Use the enemies that she spawns as free spirit meter farms, try to stun them and lead them away from Lilith, and when she lowers her guard you quickly get to her and blast away! You can keep at least one enemy alive for her to not spawn more, and do that until your meter runs out. Remember that you can use your powers against her minions, but be careful with your timing so they don't hit her! - Damaging her by any means other than shooting her If you fail, you can retry the achievement by restarting the level - A Trigger Indicator is displayed when the enemy appears Developer note ⁃ This is very specific as I wanted a challenge that technically display the ways of a "gentleman". You should never raise your hand against a woman and hit her, and indeed you don't here! |
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Same as with Vengeance, spam CIRCLE and avoid some obstacles along the path, beware of the waves that he produces, time your jumps precisely! When he draws his bombs, you should be already shooting him, in that case he has no opportunities to damage you. This one is not much of a tricky one! - Taking any damage If you fail, you can retry the achievement by restarting the level - A Trigger Indicator is displayed when you load into the level |
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Available on Punishing difficulty only. The best way do deal with him is the Indiana Jones way, store as much Spirit Meter as possible (you may need aprox. 6 bars), and just shoot him. When you get to the abandoned building and a lot of bats appear, you should start to save up the meter. - Blocking or rolling If you fail, you can retry the achievement by restarting the level - A Trigger Indicator is displayed when the sub-boss spawns |
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Available on Punishing difficulty only. It'll be more time consuming than simply blasting him, but do stack up the Spirit Meter with the crows and blast him with your shotgun. When he starts to summon spikes from the ground, you need stellar rolling reflexes to not get hit, and you should punch the pillar that moves as fast as possible, so you can combo/shoot Scarecrow. - Damaging him by using the Link Charge power If you fail, you can retry the achievement by restarting the level - A Trigger Indicator is displayed when the boss spawns |
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Available on Punishing difficulty only. This surely cannot be done without an upgraded Spirit meter. As the name implies, the game here is stunning, use the shotgun to stun the Muck Monster and immediately use the best combo you have available, I recommend the Helicopter Slice, and repeat the process until the monster is defeated. If you don't get the timing straight, roll away and try again. Try to conserve the Spirit Meter throughout the level to easily conquer this challenge, if you stun you win! - Taking any damage If you fail, you can retry the achievement by restarting the level - A Trigger Indicator is displayed when the Muck Monster spawns |
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Available on Punishing difficulty only. Simply abuse of your combos to quickly dispatch Blackheart, use any of your choice! You can use the shotgun against his hand, but not to deal damage when his head is resting. The fight itself is pretty easy, you shouldn't have any problem rolling away from the slaps. The fire rain can be easily blocked. When he prepares a two-hand punch, be far from the middle of the arena and jump in time. - Damaging Blackheart by shooting, blasting or while with the Vengeance power-up If you fail, you can retry the achievement by restarting the level - A Trigger Indicator is displayed when the level starts |
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For this you want to accumulate your Spirit Meter until it hits the 4th segment, and when you reach that part you want to immediately delete any foe in sight, by pressing CIRCLE on them. Use the Link Charge power against a modestly big crowd while being emptied of your Spirit Meter to maximize the amount of the meter you fill. For style points and for your survival, prioritize it's use on sub-bosses and stronger enemies. - Leaving the game to the main menu If you fail, you can retry the achievement by loading your saved game or start from the beginning of the game - A Measured Indicator tracks the Penitence Stare power up to 15 uses in a single session. Misc note ⁃ You don't need to be in the same map, you just need to do it all in one linear sitting Developer note ⁃ Unfortunately there weren't any counters for the use of the Penitence Stare as games like God of War have, that is the reason that it has to be done in one sitting |
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These are related to unlocking all upgrades available in the game, and also all unlockables.
Note
You should get all of them in a normal playthrough, if you are playing a no upgrade run you can revisit your save game after beating and unlock them from there.
Warning
Upgrading any Moves or Specials while attempting Sorry, Did That Hurt? will block the achievement, you may only obtain the unlockables if you are up for the challenge.
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To obtain this achievement you need to upgrade all levels of the Fire Combo upgrades. |
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To obtain this achievement you need to upgrade all levels of the Heavy Combo upgrades. |
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To obtain this achievement you need to upgrade all levels of the Light Combo upgrades. |
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To obtain this achievement you need to upgrade all levels of the Health upgrades. |
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To obtain this achievement you need to upgrade all levels of the Spirit Meter upgrades. |
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To obtain this achievement you need to upgrade all levels of the Link Charge upgrades. |
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To obtain this achievement you need to upgrade all levels of the Shotgun upgrades. |
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To obtain this achievement you need to upgrade all levels of the Bike's Hellshot upgrades. |
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To obtain this achievement you need to obtain all Artwork of the Gallery Bundles page. |
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To obtain this achievement you need to obtain all Artwork of the Comics page. |
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To obtain this achievement you need to obtain all Movies of the Movies page. |
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This are achievements that entice the player into doing something noteworthy but silly.
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For this you need to upgrade your Light Combos and do the Forward Chain Slam, by hitting SQUARE, SQUARE and TRIANGLE. - None - None Developer note ⁃ The game is compared a lot to Ghost Rider since it came out, and I wanted to pay homage to that comparison with this cheevo |
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Firstly, unlock all Developer Commentary movies by purchasing all items from the Movies Upgrades (unlocking Developers, Developers!); then go into the Extras tab, then Movies, and watch all four movies. - The counter will reset if you start/load a game. If the fail condition is met, you can retry the achievement by re-watching all movies. - A Measured Indicator tracks the progress of the movies watched, using Add Hits as delimeters. |
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This section provides a detailed breakdown of the various leaderboards featured in the game, helping players understand how to compete, measure progress, and achieve high scores. Each leaderboard is thoroughly explained, covering its purpose, requirements, and how scores are calculated.
Inside, you’ll find:
- Leaderboard Overviews: A description of what each leaderboard represents, such as chapter completion challenges or special gameplay modes.
- Start Requirements: Information on how to activate the leaderboard, including prerequisites like starting conditions and restrictions on cheats.
- Cancel Conditions: Clear explanations of what actions or circumstances will deactivate or invalidate the player's leaderboard attempt.
- Submit Conditions: The steps necessary to successfully submit your score to the leaderboard.
- Score Calculation Details: A breakdown of how the player's score is determined.
With this guide, the player will not only understand the mechanics behind each leaderboard but also gain insights into how to optimize performance and climb the ranks. Whether aiming to perfect a story chapter on higher difficulties or striving for the top spot in specific challenges, this section equips you with everything you need to know.
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| Defeat all enemies as fast as possible and always use the powers to quickly dispatch waves of enemies. Walking normally is not advisable, use the combination of blocking while rolling and guiding the player to achieve greater speeds. Try to combo the enemies with moves that deal higher damage, and as always cheats are not allowed! - The player must not have any cheats activated, must be on Forgiving difficulty, and must also be using any skin (except Blade) - Exiting the game - Insta-Submit (Starts and Submits at the end of the last level of the game) - Total time played (displayed in the save game menu) Developer note ⁃ The total time elapsed is not displayed while in-game because it can be viewed through the save game menu, and I've decided it was best to not fill the view with screen clutter |
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| Defeat all enemies as fast as possible and always use the powers to quickly dispatch waves of enemies. Walking normally is not advisable, use the combination of blocking while rolling and guiding the player to achieve greater speeds. Try to combo the enemies with moves that deal higher damage, and as always cheats are not allowed! - The player must not have any cheats activated, must be on Challenging difficulty, and must also be using any skin (except Blade) - Exiting the game - Insta-Submit (Starts and Submits at the end of the last level of the game) - Total time played (displayed in the save game menu) Developer note ⁃ The total time elapsed is not displayed while in-game because it can be viewed through the save game menu, and I've decided it was best to not fill the view with screen clutter |
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| Defeat all enemies as fast as possible and always use the powers to quickly dispatch waves of enemies. Walking normally is not advisable, use the combination of blocking while rolling and guiding the player to achieve greater speeds. Try to combo the enemies with moves that deal higher damage, and as always cheats are not allowed! - The player must not have any cheats activated, must be on Punishing difficulty, and must also be using any skin (except Blade) - Exiting the game - Insta-Submit (Starts and Submits at the end of the last level of the game) - Total time played (displayed in the save game menu) Developer note ⁃ The total time elapsed is not displayed while in-game because it can be viewed through the save game menu, and I've decided it was best to not fill the view with screen clutter |
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| Defeat all enemies as fast as possible and always use the powers to quickly dispatch waves of enemies. Walking normally is not advisable, use the combination of blocking while rolling and guiding the player to achieve greater speeds. Try to combo the enemies with moves that deal higher damage, and as always cheats are not allowed! - The player must not have any cheats activated, must be on Extreme difficulty, and must also be using any skin (except Blade) - Exiting the game - Insta-Submit (Starts and Submits at the end of the last level of the game) - Total time played (displayed in the save game menu) Developer note ⁃ The total time elapsed is not displayed while in-game because it can be viewed through the save game menu, and I've decided it was best to not fill the view with screen clutter |
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| Defeat all enemies as fast as possible and always use the powers to quickly dispatch waves of enemies. Walking normally is not advisable, use the combination of attacking while rolling and guiding the player to achieve greater speeds. Tips for the Blade achievement apply here. Try to combo the enemies with moves that deal higher damage, and as always cheats are not allowed! - The player must not have any cheats activated, must be on Forgiving difficulty, and must also be using the Blade skin. - Exiting the game - Insta-Submit (Starts and Submits at the end of the last level of the game) - Total time played (displayed in the save game menu) Developer note ⁃ The total time elapsed is not displayed while in-game because it can be viewed through the save game menu, and I've decided it was best to not fill the view with screen clutter |
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| Defeat all enemies as fast as possible and always use the powers to quickly dispatch waves of enemies. Walking normally is not advisable, use the combination of attacking while rolling and guiding the player to achieve greater speeds. Tips for the Blade achievement apply here. Try to combo the enemies with moves that deal higher damage, and as always cheats are not allowed! - The player must not have any cheats activated, must be on Challenging difficulty, and must also be using the Blade skin. - Exiting the game - Insta-Submit (Starts and Submits at the end of the last level of the game) - Total time played (displayed in the save game menu) Developer note ⁃ The total time elapsed is not displayed while in-game because it can be viewed through the save game menu, and I've decided it was best to not fill the view with screen clutter |
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| Defeat all enemies as fast as possible and always use the powers to quickly dispatch waves of enemies. Walking normally is not advisable, use the combination of attacking while rolling and guiding the player to achieve greater speeds. Tips for the Blade achievement apply here. Try to combo the enemies with moves that deal higher damage, and as always cheats are not allowed! - The player must not have any cheats activated, must be on Punishing difficulty, and must also be using the Blade skin. - Exiting the game - Insta-Submit (Starts and Submits at the end of the last level of the game) - Total time played (displayed in the save game menu) Developer note ⁃ The total time elapsed is not displayed while in-game because it can be viewed through the save game menu, and I've decided it was best to not fill the view with screen clutter |
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| Defeat all enemies as fast as possible and always use the powers to quickly dispatch waves of enemies. Walking normally is not advisable, use the combination of attacking while rolling and guiding the player to achieve greater speeds. Tips for the Blade achievement apply here. Try to combo the enemies with moves that deal higher damage, and as always cheats are not allowed! - The player must not have any cheats activated, must be on Extreme difficulty, and must also be using the Blade skin. - Exiting the game - Insta-Submit (Starts and Submits at the end of the last level of the game) - Total time played (displayed in the save game menu) Developer note ⁃ The total time elapsed is not displayed while in-game because it can be viewed through the save game menu, and I've decided it was best to not fill the view with screen clutter |
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| For these you should maximize the use of combos and perfect gameplay, try to kill as many enemies as possible and do a no upgrade run. The use of the Penitence Stare is very much recommended, as the more it is used, the more souls Ghost Rider "farms". In summary, take your time and prefer perfect gameplay, and as always cheats are not allowed! - The player must not have any cheats activated, must be on Forgiving difficulty, and must also be using any skin (except Blade) - Exiting the game - Insta-Submit (Starts and Submits at the end of the last level of the game) - Soul counter |
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| For these you should maximize the use of combos and perfect gameplay, try to kill as many enemies as possible and do a no upgrade run. The use of the Penitence Stare is very much recommended, as the more it is used, the more souls Ghost Rider "farms". In summary, take your time and prefer perfect gameplay, and as always cheats are not allowed! - The player must not have any cheats activated, must be on Challenging difficulty, and must also be using any skin (except Blade) - Exiting the game - Insta-Submit (Starts and Submits at the end of the last level of the game) - Soul counter |
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| For these you should maximize the use of combos and perfect gameplay, try to kill as many enemies as possible and do a no upgrade run. The use of the Penitence Stare is very much recommended, as the more it is used, the more souls Ghost Rider "farms". In summary, take your time and prefer perfect gameplay, and as always cheats are not allowed! - The player must not have any cheats activated, must be on Punishing difficulty, and must also be using any skin (except Blade) - Exiting the game - Insta-Submit (Starts and Submits at the end of the last level of the game) - Soul counter |
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| For these you should maximize the use of combos and perfect gameplay, try to kill as many enemies as possible and do a no upgrade run. The use of the Penitence Stare is very much recommended, as the more it is used, the more souls Ghost Rider "farms". In summary, take your time and prefer perfect gameplay, and as always cheats are not allowed! - The player must not have any cheats activated, must be on Extreme difficulty, and must also be using any skin (except Blade) - Exiting the game - Insta-Submit (Starts and Submits at the end of the last level of the game) - Soul counter |
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| The gameplay with Blade is pretty much straightforward, as there are no upgrades available to be bought, so just play and try to keep the combos high, and as always cheats are not allowed! - The player must not have any cheats activated, must be on Forgiving difficulty, and must also be using the Blade skin. - Exiting the game - Insta-Submit (Starts and Submits at the end of the last level of the game) - Soul counter |
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| The gameplay with Blade is pretty much straightforward, as there are no upgrades available to be bought, so just play and try to keep the combos high, and as always cheats are not allowed! - The player must not have any cheats activated, must be on Challenging difficulty, and must also be using the Blade skin. - Exiting the game - Insta-Submit (Starts and Submits at the end of the last level of the game) - Soul counter |
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| The gameplay with Blade is pretty much straightforward, as there are no upgrades available to be bought, so just play and try to keep the combos high, and as always cheats are not allowed! - The player must not have any cheats activated, must be on Punishing difficulty, and must also be using the Blade skin. - Exiting the game - Insta-Submit (Starts and Submits at the end of the last level of the game) - Soul counter |
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| The gameplay with Blade is pretty much straightforward, as there are no upgrades available to be bought, so just play and try to keep the combos high, and as always cheats are not allowed! - The player must not have any cheats activated, must be on Extreme difficulty, and must also be using the Blade skin. - Exiting the game - Insta-Submit (Starts and Submits at the end of the last level of the game) - Soul counter |
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An indicator displayed by the Retro Achievements overlay, often used to track specific progress within an achievement.
Examples:
- Headshots - 7/12
- Enemies left - 11/100
- Accuracy - 47%
- Coins collected - 88%
An indicator displayed by the Retro Achievements overlay, typically used to show when a challenge achievement is available for unlocking or when it is currently active. If this indicator disappears before the achievement unlocks, it often signals a failure, indicating that a retry is necessary.
Examples:
- Enough headshots acquired, finish the mission
- All enemies killed, kill the boss
- Player has not yet taken a hit - for a hitless achievement
- All requirements are met, continue the game to unlock...